Justice Samuel Alito swears in Mike Pompeo, a file photo.Photo: “Samuel Alito swears in Mike Pompeo” by U.S. Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The 76-year-old justice said he stayed because he can still contribute, while Democrats seeking a Senate majority suggest a Trump pick might not get through.
Federal forecasters say the warming in the tropical Pacific could become the strongest on record, but the agency’s research response will be far smaller than a decade ago.
Suncor and ExxonMobil argue that federal law bars state courts from hearing claims over climate damage, a ruling that could reach dozens of similar cases.